MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, Thursday, 22 May 2025 – The 15th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts' Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action (EWG on HMA) was held at the Patriot Expo in Moscow, Russian Federation from 21st May 2025 to 24th May 2025. Representing the Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam as the Head of Delegation was Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ghazali bin Hussin, Commanding Officer Engineer Regiment, Royal Brunei Land Forces. Also present was Abdul Azim bin Haji Abd Kassim, Research Officer, Directorate of Defence Policy.
The meeting was co-chaired by Colonel Feuangxay Milakong, Deputy Director General, Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of National Defence, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Colonel Sergei Abramov, Directorate of the Engineer Troops Commander, Ministry of Defence, Russian Federation. The Lao People's Democratic Republic and Russian Federation are the co-chairs of the EWG on HMA for the cycle of 2024-2026. The meeting was attended physically and virtually by representatives from all ADMM-Plus Countries, Timor-Leste, the ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC).
The 15th ADMM-Plus EWG on HMA discussed on the comprehensive advancements in mine action equipment and exchanged experiences on using robotic systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in demining activities. The EWG on HMA was established during the 7th ADMM in Bandar Seri Begawan on 07 May 2013 to promote practical and effective cooperation between ASEAN Member States and Plus Countries in dealing with explosives from the remnants of war.
MESYUARAT ADMM-PLUS KUMPULAN KERJA PAKAR BAGI HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION KE-15
MOSCOW, PERSEKUTUAN RUSIA, Khamis, 22 Mei 2025 – Mesyuarat ADMM-Plus Kumpulan Kerja Pakar bagi Humanitarian Mine Action (EWG on HMA) yang ke-15 telah berlangsung di Patriot Expo, Moscow, Persekutuan Rusia bermula pada 21 Mei 2025 hingga 24 Mei 2025. Mewakili Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam ialah Leftenan Kolonel Mohammad Ghazali bin Hussin, Pegawai Pemerintah Regimen Jurutera, Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei selaku Ketua Delegasi. Turut hadir ialah Abdul Azim bin Haji Abd Kassim, Pegawai Kaji Selidik daripada Jabatanarah Dasar Pertahanan.
Mesyuarat tersebut telah dipengerusikan oleh Kolonel Feuangxay Milakong, Deputy Director General, Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of National Defence, Republik Demokratik Rakyat Lao, dan Kolonel Sergei Abramov, Directorate of the Engineer Troops Commander, Ministry of Defence, Persekutuan Rusia. Republik Demokratik Rakyat Lao dan Persekutuan Rusia merupakan pengerusi bersama bagi EWG on HMA bagi kitaran 2024-2026. Mesyuarat tersebut telah dihadiri secara fizikal dan maya oleh wakil-wakil daripada kesemua negara-negara ADMM-Plus, Republik Demokratik Timor-Leste, Sekretariat ASEAN dan ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC).
Mesyuarat ADMM-Plus EWG on HMA ke-15 ini membincangkan mengenai dengan kemajuan komprehensif dalam peralatan mine action dan perkongsian pengalaman bagi penggunaan sistem robotik dan Unmanned Aerial Vehicles dalam aktiviti-aktiviti mengeluarkan bahan letupan. Kerjasama EWG on HMA telah ditubuhkan semasa Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN (ADMM) yang ke-7 di Bandar Seri Begawan pada 07 Mei 2013 untuk mempromosikan kerjasama praktikal dan efektif di antara Negara-negara Ahli ASEAN dan Plus Countries dalam menangani bahan letupan dari sisa-sisa perang.
